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21 - Project Scheduling - Monitoring
21 - Project Scheduling - Monitoring
Purpose:
This tool assists in organizing and monitoring project work. By using the task planning section, project milestones and tasks can accurately be planned out. Once the
project begins, real-time progress is tracked and the project is monitored against the set baselines.
Instructions:
This tool can be used for managing a project, starting with the planning stages right through to monitoring project progress. Refer to the boxes below to view each
sections' instructions, and understand how each step is useful for managing projects..
Important Notice:
Although this tool is capable of advanced functions, keep in mind that this is a light project management tool working within the limitations of Microsoft Excel.
Pay close attention to any notices or warnings included within the individual tabs.
Getting Started:
In chronological order, use the boxes below to navigate through the tool as the project progresses. Click the blue buttons to go directly to the section of choice, or us
worksheet tabs along the bottom of the spreadsheet screen. Some of the column headings in the sections include comments that offer additional instructions. Hover
mouse over the column headings to view these instructions.
This section requires some basic data entry to get the project Use this important section to plan out the project. Tasks shoul
started. Information regarding project start and end dates, project entered, along with deadlines and task owners. Once hashed
team members and stakeholders, and non-work days is required. and completed, copy and paste this plan into Tab 3 to begi
monitoring project progress.
Copy and paste the project plan from Tab 2 into the first four If issues arise, use this area to log and ensure that problems
columns of this Gantt chart. By entering the actual start and end resolved.
dates for tasks, this chart allows you to view which tasks are on
schedule, behind schedule or ahead of schedule.
Copy and paste the project plan from Tab 2 into the first four If issues arise, use this area to log and ensure that problems
columns of this Gantt chart. By entering the actual start and end resolved.
dates for tasks, this chart allows you to view which tasks are on
schedule, behind schedule or ahead of schedule.
Go to Task Report
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PLANNING
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Fill in all of the white cells with the necessary information. To view additional instructions, hover your
mouse over the table column headings.
Use this section to work out the project plan. Feel free to add and delete rows as necessary, or move tasks around until the optimal
project plan has been drafted. Once satisfied with the project plan, copy this information and paste it into the corresponding table in
Tab 3. No changes can be made to the project plan within Tab 3, so ensure that if any changes are needed, the adjustments are
made in this tab before re-copying and re-pasting the data into Tab 3.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
It is very important that tasks are entered with unique names. If task names are repeated, the data will not carry over
correctly. Make sure to name each task differently.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Rows cannot be inserted or deleted from the table below. If changes are made to the project plan, make these changes
in Tab 2. Planning, and copy and paste the changes into this sheet. Be aware that the actual start and end dates will
not update when changes are copy and pasted into this sheet, so make adjustments to these last two columns as
necessary.
Estimated Actual
Estimated Actual Start
Project Task Completion Task Owner Completion
Start Date Date
Date Date
Task Completed
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Issue Log
Resolution
Customized Progress Report
To create a customized progress report, insert the desired timeframe for analysis in the start and end date boxes below. For a progress report of the entire project, in
end dates. Consider running reports based on tasks for today, this week, or next week.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Task owner names must be selected from the drop down menus in Tabs 2 and 3 in order for this reporting page to work correctly. If errors occur on this page, return
and ensure that task owner names were selected from the menus, rather than typed in manually.
Enter Date to Start Progress Report Thursday, June 4, 2009 Enter Date to End Progress Report
Analysis of On-Schedule Tasks to Dat Analysis of Task Completion to Date Analysis of Project Time M
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Tasks - Started
Behind Schedule Tasks Completed
Tasks - Not Yet Tasks In Progress
Started Tasks Not Yet Started
Regularly Scheduled
Tasks
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Scheduled Due
Task Owner Task to be Completed During Specified Period Task Status
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